Sony should secure No Mans Sky exclusivity COMPLETELY

Pathetic. While i want UT to be made with PC in mind, i woulnd't have a problem with a console version latter on, just like all of Valve's games. They're on consoles, but vastly better on PC. The more people can enjoy a game, the better.

That's just sad.

If they did, then many people wouldn't get to buy it.

@-Damien-: You are disgrace for all console gamers.

Some bad trolling going on.

I don't think any console maker should make third party games 100% exclusive to their platform, even this timed exclusive shit is horrible. The only games that should be exclusives are games funded by, or co developed by one of their studios, something that they have actually had some input on.

Nice try but no.

Sony can´t secure exclusive games. Sony has no money. They have massive losses and with that they could go easily bankrupt.

They dont put their money to secure game just because you can play exclusivly.

I hope it goes mobile....

Why, so fewer people can play it? That's not good for anybody... especially the developer.

I wouldn't waste money securing indie exclusivity or timed exclusives. It's better to use the money to continue developing in-house.

@donalbane: it's good for Sony. Less people will buy it, but ones who really want to play the game will think about picking up a system. I'm not saying I think it should be exclusive, I'm just saying that it would benefit Sony. I mean, it's not a guarantee that someone will buy a console for an indie game, and most likely, they're not going to, but at least it will make them consider. To companies, getting a consumer to consider buying their product is better than not considering at all. With that said, I'm OK with the platforms they have now. I hope it has some cross platform interactivity.

This is the mentality that is tanking Sony's budget. Bankrupt cows are sad cows.

I will always favor developers and gamers over hardware manufacturers.

@donalbane

HELL YEAH ! :D

apparently 7 million is more then the 80+ million the 360 and PS3 each sold. its also apparently more then the 75 million steam subscribers. Then people wonder why cows get a bad rep. its cause people like the TC

In a perfect world money would be free and no one would have to work.

I'll get on PS4 no matter what.

@Demonjoe93 said:

@CrownKingArthur said:

that is a very moist and wet dream you've got there

Indeed.

lol!

I imagine a restraining order was somehow involved.

I realize the game is "different", but I just don't see the draw for it.

I actually kind of do. I mean, look at Minecraft. Its not a conventional game, but it has its market.

People get too worked up over exclusivity nowadays. Who cares?

They said over and over and over that no release schedule or deals have been announced nor are all of the platforms final. Nowhere in any of the dev interviews I saw did they confirm that it's even a timed exclusive on the PS4.

For all we know it's coming out on the PC, PS4, and Xbox One all at the same time.

@clone01

But in Minecraft you have a much higher level of Autonomy and Expression.... Its fairly easy to see why somebody would love that pixelated trash..... But No Man's Sky..... Nothing !

Unfortunately for you, Sony don't have the funds to purchase the exclusive rights. Hello Games wants to release it on multiple platforms so it can get a large exposure. This game will end up on other systems. No different then other Indie games like Outlast, Survivor, Plants -vs- Zombie: Warfare, WarFrame, Brothers: AToTS, etc....

If the creators can actually provide what they claim, I could see the pull. The guy at E3 claimed everyone would have a different experience, and other than minute differences I can't see how that could be true. I'd love for it to be something special instead of just run of the mill false promises.

I think the premise is promising, waiting to see if they can fully execute it.

@Wasdie

No Wii U :( ?

me am Sad !

Why? Do you enjoy a game less if other people are playing it?

Not really. I enjoy work. And free money doesn't make sense.

Sony and more money in the same sentence?

@jhonMalcovich:

Indeed. A sad little troll.

The only thing I could think of is that exclusivity ensures that the developer focuses on the PS4 hardware alone which can improve the quakity of the game. Multiplatform games normally are designed using the least common denominator as a basis.

Having said that I think this game is perfect for PC. They can skip the xbone though since it is pretty much irrelevant now.

/slap

You should be docked 100 posts for this stupid?

@sibu_xgamer

Who tells you these things ?

Are you saying that if they decided to go for even more platforms like Nintendos then thats some how goint to make the PS4 and PC Version worse ?

Completely agree with OP. Sony are lacking in the exclusives department and that doesn't look to change until late 2015 at the earliest.

well it should never come to Xbone because of the parity clause but they pick and choose who to use it against because there shady fucks

Somebody takes SW a little too seriously I guess, huh?

That's basically how software development works. Optimization of code is much easier and cheaper if the hardware is a constant. If you want to deploy a software on several hardware configurations you have to sacrifice optimization for portability. That's Software development 101.

@sibu_xgamer

Actually you can still Optimize across Multiple platforms if you're not incompetant and Lazy.... Thats common sense 101.

The issue is time and budget... And talent.... Not the actual platforms.

WRONG!

the game is confirmed for ps4, and will debut there first. other platforms are not confirmed

Well, what happens when you mix the variables of time and money on an industry that strives for profit? Companies try to maximize profits while reducing the factors of time and money. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to understand how multiplatform games won't be as optimized as exclusive games taking that formula into account.

Won't happen.

@sibu_xgamer

Yes... Thats called Laziness.

The point is they CAN optimize it if they wanted...

Whether they actually do Oprimize it is more a reflection of the developers than it is of the lowest platform... I could also make the argument that the developers will try maximize profits with minimum effort on a single platform, infact the single platform will limit exposure which will limit sales which will make developers reconsider if its actually worth optimizing to the max anyway.

Just because 99% of studios do it does mean that the problem lies with in the platforms.

I never said the problem lies within the platform itself but it is ultimately a problem because that's basically how the industry works. Realistically no developer will optimize a game for every platform if they have to release it in 4 different ones. Sometimes it could be laziness, sometimes it could be financial sense, sometimes it could be practicality. Whatever the reason it just happens.

@sibu_xgamer

The reasons are important, and "it just happens" is a terrible attitude to have towards anything. You shouldn't generalize the issue....

Realistically Optimizing the game for everyplatform can also make financial sense.

I imagine most gamers care, if a game you really want to play comes out on a console you don't own it sucks, especially if you cannot afford all the generation 8 consoles.

Take for Example Mass Effect 4, I will buy it because I love the series, however there is a chance it will be an Xbox One Exclusive. So I would have to buy an Xbox one and a copy of Mass Effect 4 to play it, costing me £400+ for one game.

If it is released across all platforms id get it on PC for about £30.

I hate it when games are held hostage.

@thehig1: l get where your coming from. When company's do this, gamers suffer. It sucks all around.